Taranaki Surf

Detailed Taranaki surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Taranaki. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Taranaki. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Taranaki over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Taranaki and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Taranaki Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Taranaki Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Taranaki coastline are also listed below.

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	Thu	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Arawhata Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	0	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.4 WNW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	15	14	14	15
Energy(?)	516	538	352	519	528	525	657	483	728	689	562	1192	652	853	425	347	152	213	389	721	145	421
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	glass	on	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:15PM 3.25	11:30AM 3.38		11:54PM 3.32	12:08PM 3.38		12:31AM 3.30	12:46PM 3.26		1:13AM 3.21		1:32PM 3.12	1:59AM 3.05		2:21PM 2.89	2:52AM 2.85		3:19PM 2.65	3:58AM 2.65		4:35PM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)		5:22AM 0.00	5:45PM -0.11		6:02AM -0.02	6:24PM -0.09		6:42AM 0.02		7:06PM 0.02	7:28AM 0.18		7:51PM 0.20	8:18AM 0.37		8:43PM 0.42	9:17AM 0.60		9:45PM 0.64	10:29AM 0.77		11:01PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	5	5
High °C	17	20	20	15	19	20	16	18	18	16	23	20	18	22	18	17	18	20	18	15	14	20
Low °C	15	17	18	14	17	19	14	16	17	15	19	19	16	16	18	17	17	20	15	14	14	15
Chill °C (?)	16	20	20	14	19	20	16	18	18	16	23	20	18	22	18	17	18	20	18	14	13	20
Sunrise	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:29	-	-	7:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.3 N	0.4 WNW	1.0 W
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	13	12	13	12	13	14	13	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	15	7	14	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.8 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.4 N	0.6 N	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.5 N	0.8 N	1.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.1 S
Period (s)	9	8	8	7	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	18	16	4	5	5	3	5	6	14	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	1.5 NNE	-	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	6	5	6	7	6	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	4

	Thu	Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	395	516	500	424	538	504	495	325	515	519	652	579	528	541	525	516	541	657	647	654	705	672
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		11:15PM 3.25				11:30AM 3.38				11:52PM 3.31				12:08PM 3.38				12:31AM 3.30				12:49PM 3.29
Low Tide / height (m)				5:24AM -0.01				5:43PM -0.12				6:02AM -0.02				6:24PM -0.09				6:43AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	15	15	17	20	20	19	15	14	14	14	17	19	20	19	16	15	15	14	17	18
Chill °C (?)	16	15	14	14	17	20	20	19	14	13	13	13	17	19	20	19	16	15	15	14	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.2 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.4 SSE	0.4 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	5	5	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.2 S	-	1.3 SSE	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.1 S	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.6 SSE	0.5 S	0.5 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	-	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	-	-	-

	Thursday 19	Friday 20
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Graveyards Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kumera Patch Taranaki
Rating	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	393	447	441	427	543	516	516	236	420	419	419	454	428	414	397	397	390	384	353	353	352	345
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)					11:15PM 3.25												11:30AM 3.38
Low Tide / height (m)											5:22AM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	18	19	20	20	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W
Period (s)	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	6	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.2 SSE	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.3 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.3 S
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6